#coffeeoutside

Eventually I knew that I’d do a coffee outside as part of my 2023 Coffeeneuring Challenge. But going into this one, I didn’t realize it was going to be a solo endeavor. Word came down late on Friday about the whereabouts of Saturday’s weekly PDX Coffee Outside. It would be on the Eastbank Esplanade on the Willamette River, next to Fire Station 21 by the Hawthorne Bridge. I hadn’t been to a…

The set-up. No, I didn’t bring the Coleman stove nor the cast-iron. Olympus XA/ORWO Wolfen NC500 Saturday February 11th was shaping up to be a beautiful day in Portland. It started a bit gloomy but mild, then got very sunny and about 50F/10C. I was leading my Bikes and Film Cameras Club Ride that morning, so I knew I’d be out and about. Then on the Thursday previous to the ride pdxcoffeeoutside…

The Saturday Ramble: Coffee Outside, Leif Erickson, Blue Moon (Sept 24)

On Leif Erikson, MP 3 1/4, 24 Sept 2022. Minolta XD5/Minolta MD 50mm f/1.7 lens/Fuji C200 It had been a busy September, with a big conference occupying one full week, and then travel to Boise another. Despite sneaking in some rides while in Boise, my September cycling has been pretty scant. Returning to Portland, I knew I needed a bike ride. I had to go to Blue Moon to pick up supplies. Yes, I…

Coffee Outside and a Forest Park Ride: 21 May 2022

At MP 6 1/2 on Leif Erikson Drive, Forest Park. 21 May 2022. Minolta XD5/MC Celtic 28mm f/2.8 lens/Ilford HP5+/Ilfosol 3 1:9 at 5:30 in Rondinax 35U tank It’s been a wet late spring, so if something’s going on during a nice day, I seize that opportunity. The weekly Portland Coffee Outside meetup was happening at Poet’s Beach on Saturday May 21st, and it was going to be beautiful out. So I rolled…

A coffee outside and post ramble, plus vanishing places. 23 April 2022

Southwest Community Park, 23 April 2022. Olympus 35RD, Kodak TMAX 400, developed with Ilfosil 3, 1:9 solution at 6:20 in a Rondinax 35U tank I’m really happy that PDX Coffee Outside has moved from the “weekday morning at 7 am” template that many of these types of events have, instead landing on Saturdays at 9 am. This means that the event is much more relaxed and convivial. It also means that…